Improvement in gates



initrd ,glatte HENRY P. HASKIN, OF ROSCOE, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 90,261, dated May 18, 1869.

MPROVEMENT IN' GATES.

IIlhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

I To all whom it ma/y concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY P. Basins, of Roscoe, Winnebago county, in theState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inthe Mode of Operating Gates; and 1 do hereby` declare the followingdescription and accompanying drawings are snflicient to Venable anyperson skilled inthe art or science to which it most nearly appertains,to make and use my said invention, or improvements', Without furtherinvention or experiment.

The nature of my invention and improvements consists in the manner,hereinafter described, of manipulating a double carriage-gate, by theemployment, or use of horizontal levers, which are operated from thecarriage or saddle, wit-hout even coming to a standstill in passingthrough the gate.

In the drawings-,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate, complete Figure 2 is avertical view of the gate, having the cap, or roof removed.

Similar 'letters of reference indicate like parts.

B represents the frame of the gate.

A, the gates.

C are pivoted levers, connecting the two gates, `the one at the bottom,and the other at the top.

The vertical part of the levers marked G is pivoted about centrally tothe piece L, which is rigidly fixed to the post B.

The foot of the said vertical part has ashort piece,`

or lever, O, one end of which is pivoted thereto, and having theopposite end thereof pivotedto the outer post A ofthe xighthand gate,near the foot thereof.

rIhe upper horizontal part of the said lever G has its right-hand endpivoted to the upper end of thesaid vertical part of -said levers 0"'.

The opposite end of said horizontal bar, or lever G",-

is pivoted to the right-hand postA of the left-hand gate, near the topthereof, as shown in fig. 2.

The cords h h of the horizontal levers E are attached to the outer postA of the said left-hand gate,near the top thereof, as shown, so that byimparting a forward motion to the inner end .of the said lever E, the

1 cords h, h are drawn outward, (to the left,) revolving the pulleys Hinthe same direction, and drawing the said left-hand gate open.

The said horizontal part C of the levers C being carried with it in thesame direction, 'rotates the vertical part of said lever C', the foot ofwhich, being -secured to the right-hand gate, as stated, carries it inthe opposite direction.

- The gates are thusY opened, and are closed -by reversing the operationof the said levers E, at either approach to the gate.

The lower ends ofthe standards B are` set in the ground, sulicientlydeep to form a rigidframe-work, for vsupportin g the gates A, includingthe whole superstructure, with all the parts herein described.

The `cords F are attached, by their outer ends, to the inner ends of thepivoted levers E, passing about 'one-half around the horizontal pulleysH, by grooves in the peripheries thereof, and having the inner ends ofsaid cords F secured to the post A of the left-hand gate.

The outer ends of the cords h are attached to the outer ends of saidpivoted' horizontal levers E, and passed about one-half round similarhorizontal pulleys H, the inner ends of which cords are also made fastto the said post A of the said left-hand gate, as shown in By actuatingthe said levers E, it will. be plainly seen that the gates will beopened and closed, according to the direction imparted to the saidlevers, as set forth.

The pulleys, or grooved Wheels O O,` are pivoted loosely to the innerupper ends of the posts A of the gates?1 and travel on the vertical edgeof the track M,

when the gates are-moved in opening and closing, and

are held in position on said track M, by the guideplate N, all as shownin fig. 2.

I claim, broadly, the arrangement and employment of the levers E, cordsor chains, and pulleys F h and lGf H, substantially as and for thepurposesspecified.

' HENRY P. HASKIN. Witnesses:

DEWEY (l. BROWN, H. P. DEARBORN.

